article thumbnail

Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Review Three Oil and Gas Cases in 2016

The Energy Law

On September 2, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court agreed to review three oil and gas cases involving issues pertinent to the industry and land and mineral owners. Red Deer has been set for oral argument on November 10, 2016. Laddex has been set for oral argument on October 11, 2016. BP America Production Company v.

Casing 52
article thumbnail

Fasken v. Puig – Another Post-Production Cost Case

Oil and Gas Lawyer

In Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. out of the above described property, an undivided one-sixteenth (1/16) of all the oil, gas and other minerals, except coal, in, to and under or that may be produced from the above described acreage, to be paid or delivered to Grantor, B.A. Hyder , 483 S.W.3d 3d 870 (Tex. Nationsbank , 939 S.w.2d

Casing 130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Workers Memorial Day Message 2016

NIOSH Science: Oil & Gas

Each year we pause on April 28 for Workers Memorial Day to publicly remember the workers who died or suffered from exposures to hazards at work. While worker deaths in America are down, on average, even one death or one injury is still too many.

IT 52
article thumbnail

A Carbon Sequestration Project Conceived Of In 2016 Is Finally Off The Rails

Energy Central

Carbon capture and sequestration can use depleted natural gas and oil reservoirs as sites for storing compressed CO2 collected from emitters. The Porthos Project is the first of its kind in Europe aimed at gathering and storing 2.5 Megatons annually and 37 Megatons over the 15 year life of the project.

article thumbnail

Gases and vapors continue to pose hazards on oil and gas well sites during gauging, fluid transfer, and disposal

NIOSH Science: Oil & Gas

Background A previous NIOSH report (2016)1 described the death of nine oil and gas extraction workers that occurred during gauging or sampling activities at open thief hatches on crude oil storage tanks.

Oil 52
article thumbnail

Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

Drillers

The Oil Industry of Nigeria If anyone asks Chevron or Shell, for example, how they feel about Nigeria, the response would probably be that they were tired of problems, at least if they were honest. History of oil in Nigeria Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in the mid-1950s after decades of fruitless exploration.

Oil 52
article thumbnail

Texas Supreme Court Holds that References to “One-Eighth” in Old Oil and Gas Conveyances Presumptively Refer to the Entire Mineral Estate

The Energy Law

In the context of antiquated oil and gas conveyances including a double fraction that includes “one-eighth,” the Court affirmed this principle by holding that such language gives rise to a rebuttable presumption that “one-eighth” refers to the entire mineral estate. Dawkins , 483 S.W.3d

Royalty 98